re: #209 Unshaken Defiance
Honestly? Probably since anti nuclear power advocacy groups aligned. 1960βs maybe β70βs. Ironically nuclear was thought to be far worse than continuing fossil fuels. Still is by many.
Because people remember meltdowns, and are not familiar with the concept of safe, modern reactors that canβt melt down. People suck at both internalizing new information, and assessing risk.